Food and Beverage Industry

The Fate of Our Nation Rests on School Lunches

By Alice Waters

Free Cone Day, Free Ice Cream at Haagen-Dazs Tuesday May 13

By Brad Tuttle

Fastest-Growing Alcoholic Beverage Category? It's Not Craft Beer

By Brad Tuttle

Free Pretzels! Hot Giveaway on Saturday to Celebrate National Pretzel Day

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The Perfect Bacon Bowl Is Totally the Next Snuggie

The Perfect Bacon Bowl has sold 2 million units in its first four months

By Josh Sanburn

Doh! Government Proposal Could Make Beer Prices Soar

There’s a lot to hate about changes proposed by the FDA, which could push prices higher not only for beer, but for milk and meat as well. The new regulations are being bashed as wasteful...

By Brad Tuttle

Big Comeback Planned for the All-American Drive-in Burger Joint

The once-ubiquitous drive-in restaurant–you know, the kind with rollerskating waitresses–will be seen again very soon in all parts of the country, even in states where you wouldn’t want to eat outside for much of the...

By Brad Tuttle

Panera’s Founder Plans to Revolutionize Dining

Panera Bread is changing the way customers interact with its cafes thanks to an across-the-board digital transformation involving self-service kiosks and from-the-table mobile ordering—a strategy four years in the making from founder and CEO Ron Shaich

By Josh Sanburn

Fast Food Favorites Cook Up a Breakfast War

It's not just Taco Bell and McDonald's who are duking it out to win over America's early diners. Starbucks, Dunkin' Donuts, Jack in the Box, Hardee's and Carl's Jr. have all stepped up to the plate recently with new marketing campaigns or menu items

By Brad Tuttle

Your Grilling Season Budget Just Went Up in Smoke

It’s finally the time of year to break out the barbecue and cook outdoors. Now if only you could afford some steaks to toss on the grill.This shouldn’t be coming as a surprise. Beef prices...

By Brad Tuttle

Social Media Is Resurrecting Chain Restaurant Menu Items

Changing the world, a few hundred calories at a time!Olive Garden customers have spoken, and the struggling casual dining chain, understandably concerned about losing some of its most loyal patrons, has listened. A few weeks...

By Brad Tuttle

It's High Time to Mock Pretentious, Pricey Vodka, Says Cheaper Vodka Brand

Smirnoff has launched a “cut the velvet rope” marketing campaign, openly mocking high-end bottle service at clubs and the trend of pretentious overpriced artisan vodkas.It’s an obviously self-serving idea from a mass-market vodka brand that...

By Brad Tuttle

Here's Why GrubHub's Stock Market Debut Really Matters

Online food ordering service GrubHub is seemingly delivering the goods on Wall Street today. The company’s stock is off to a quick start, rising from its initial price of $26 to more than $36 at...

By Victor Luckerson

Why That Creepy Character in the Cereal Aisle Is Eyeing Your Child

If your child begs, pleads, and throws a hissy fit to get you to buy the sugary cereal featuring a cartoon mascot on the box, all is going according to plan.It’s fairly common knowledge that...

By Brad Tuttle

The Trend Miller and Budweiser May Want to Start Worrying About

Are you tempted to taste Hell? In the mood for a Hooker? Or perhaps it’s time to try Zevia? The latter may sound like a mood-enhancing drug, but it’s not. Neither are the others—not exactly,...

By Brad Tuttle

Peak Pizza Is Here: American Appetite for Pizza Cools Off

Pizza may have peaked. Pizza consumption in the U.S. has increased year after year, but forecasts indicate that we may not be able to stomach much more.Americans eat an astonishing amount of pizza. That’s hardly...

By Brad Tuttle

The Resurgence of Cheap Old-School Mass Market Beer

Beer drinkers lost interest in one old-school pale lager, until the brew started being sold in cans from the 1970s. An endorsement from Ron Burgundy probably helped too.The recent evolution of alcoholic beverage preferences has...

By Brad Tuttle

Your Local Dinky Mom and Pop Liquor Shop Is in Major Trouble

Total Wine & More, a rapidly expanding megastore chain with cheap prices, huge selection, and a reputation as “Toys R Us for adults,” understandably has mom-and-pop liquor shop owners feeling like they could use a...

By Brad Tuttle

Here's How to Gorge On $1.99 All-You-Can-Eat Pancakes

If the Roy Rogers fast food franchise is known for anything, it’s the signature “Fixin’s Bar,” where diners customize sandwiches with pickles, onions, lettuce, and condiments. Now the Bar is full of whipped cream, syrups,...

By Brad Tuttle

Quiznos Gets Toasted: Sub Chain Files for Chapter 11

The company, which oversees almost 2,100 franchise locations around the world, filed for bankruptcy protection Friday, but will continue to serve toasted subs to customers. It's planning a reorganization to cut more than $400 million in debt

By Noah Rayman
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